Ellen DeGeneres receives top humor prize

Entertainer Ellen DeGeneres, left, and her wife, Portia de Rossi, pose for photographers on the red carpet before DeGeneres receives the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center on Oct. 22, 2012, in Washington.

Ellen DeGeneres, center, greets fans on the red carpet before receiving the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center on Oct. 22, 2012, in Washington.

Actress Portia de Rossi poses for photographers on the red carpet before her wife, Ellen DeGeneres, receives the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center on Oct. 22, 2012, in Washington.

Entertainer Jimmy Kimmel, right, and his fiancee, Molly McNearney, pose for photographers on the red carpet before Ellen DeGeneres receives the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center on Oct. 22, 2012, in Washington.

Actor Sean Hayes poses for photographers on the red carpet before Ellen DeGeneres receives the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center on Oct. 22, 2012, in Washington.

Actress Jane Lynch poses for photographers on the red carpet before Ellen DeGeneres receives the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center on Oct. 22, 2012, in Washington.

Actress Kristin Chenoweth poses for photographers on the red carpet before Ellen DeGeneres receives the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center on Oct. 22, 2012, in Washington.

Actor John Krasinski poses for photographers on the red carpet before Ellen DeGeneres receives the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center on Oct. 22, 2012, in Washington.

Actor John Leguizamo poses for photographers on the red carpet before Ellen DeGeneres receives the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center on Oct. 22, 2012, in Washington.

Entertainer Steve Harvey, left, and wife Marjorie Bridges pose for photographers on the red carpet before Ellen DeGeneres receives the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center on Oct. 22, 2012, in Washington.

Actress Lily Tomlin poses for photographers on the red carpet before Ellen DeGeneres receives the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center on Oct. 22, 2012, in Washington.

Musician Jason Mraz, left, and Mona Tavakoli pose for photographers on the red carpet before Ellen DeGeneres receives the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center on Oct. 22, 2012, in Washington.

Musician Loudon Wainwright III poses for photographers on the red carpet before Ellen DeGeneres receives the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center on Oct. 22, 2012, in Washington.

Ellen DeGeneres, second from front left, waves as she is introduced, with wife Portia de Rossi, left, before DeGeneres receives the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center on Oct. 22, 2012, in Washington.

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